Scope of Consequential Benefits and Evaluation of Missing ACRs Upon Reinstatement in Service
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Case: HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN v. ABHAY JAIN
Court: Supreme Court of India
Date: 29-07-2026
Law: Constitution of India.
Highlights of the Judgment:
- Interpretation of "consequential benefits" upon reinstatement following wrongful discharge.
- Application of the legal maxim preventing an employer from taking advantage of its own wrong.
- Assessment of promotion and pay scale eligibility based on remaining valid ACRs when missing reports are unattributable to employee default.
- Inapplicability of the "no work no pay" principle where an employee is unlawfully kept away from work.
- Exclusion of uncommunicated adverse ACRs from career advancement evaluations pursuant to Article 14.
- Calculation of notionally accrued entitlement dates for Selection Scale and Super Time Scale under service rules.